Family Law

• • Family law is concerned with the legal rules pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.
    
    The following crucial aspects are covered in family law:
    
    • Your rights when divorcing and the monetary aspects relating to divorce;
    
    • Maintenance issues;
    
    • All factors regarding children, including how to implement a parenting plan, the amount of child maintenance required, and how
    to file for maintenance and child support.
    
    • The procedures to obtain a protection order (domestic violence or abuse);
    
    • An unmarried father’s rights;
    
    • The law on cohabitation, same-sex marriages, and how to draft a proper cohabitation agreement.
    
    Members of the public should also be aware of the change to Rule 43 Applications (interim relief to a spouse in divorce proceedings, in respect
    of maintenance, pending the litigation). The change introduces a mandatory uniform financial disclosure form in matrimonial matters. This
    form should result in reduced time and costs associated with discovery, and hopefully encourage early settlement.
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    Hi, I’m Kailash Pillay, an attorney from the city of Johannesburg. My passion for the law
    stems from a desire to improve upon the lives of the vulnerable who fall prey to a
    corrupt system.
    I studied at the University of Johannesburg where I obtained my Bachelor of Laws
    degree, the starting point to the long journey of becoming a legal practitioner.
    This profession has taught me to persevere through the complexities of the law and to
    continually develop my skills as a legal professional.